Banked bonus player selection

Abstract

Gaming systems and method that provide a banked bonus player selection feature including a symbol display such as a displayed wheel having a plurality of displayed player selectable sections for a play of a multi-player game.

The claims are as follows: 
     
         1 . A method of operating a gaming system, said method comprising, for a play of a multi-player game:
 causing a display, by a display device, of an outcome display and a plurality of selectable sections of the outcome display, wherein the sections are respectively associated with a plurality of different outcomes for the play of the multi-player game, and wherein a plurality of the sections are each displayed without displaying an indication of the outcome associated with that section;   causing a display, by the display device, of a quantity of the sections that can be selected by each of a plurality of qualified players;   after receipt of player selections for each of the quantity of the sections that can be selected by the qualified players, causing a display, by the display device, for each qualified player, of a player indication associated with the qualified player and with the section selected by the qualified player;   after receipt of player selections for each of the quantity of the sections that can be selected by the qualified players, causing a display, by the display device, for each of the sections selected by the qualified players, of an indication of the outcome associated with that section;   causing a display, by the display device, of an activation of the outcome display;   causing a display, by the display device, of the outcome display after the activation of the outcome display and an indicator indicating one of the sections; and   causing a display, by the display device, of an indication associated with the qualified player that selected the indicated section.   
     
     
         2 . The method of operating the gaming system of  claim 1 , which comprises, for the play of the multi-player game, causing the player indications associated with the qualified players to be displayed on respective sections selected by the qualified players. 
     
     
         3 . The method of operating the gaming system of  claim 1 , which comprises, for the play of the multi-player game, causing a display, by the display device, of two player indications associated with two of the qualified players associated with a same one of the sections selected by the two qualified players. 
     
     
         4 . The method of operating the gaming system of  claim 1 , which comprises, for the play of the multi-player game, for each section selected by one of the qualified players, causing a display, by the display device, of the indication of the outcome associated with that section on the section adjacent to the player indication displayed on the section. 
     
     
         5 . The method of operating the gaming system of  claim 1 , which comprises, for the play of the multi-player game, causing a display, by the display device, of the quantity of the sections that can be selected by each of the plurality of qualified players as only one section. 
     
     
         6 . The method of operating the gaming system of  claim 1 , which comprises, for the play of the multi-player game, causing a display, by the display device, of the quantity of the sections that can be selected by each of two of the qualified players as different quantities. 
     
     
         7 . The method of operating the gaming system of  claim 1 , which comprises, for the play of the multi-player game, after receipt of player selections for each of the quantity of the sections that can be selected by the qualified players, causing a display, by the display device, for each of the sections not selected by any of the qualified players, of an indication of the outcome associated with that section. 
     
     
         8 . A method of operating a gaming system, said method comprising, for a play of a multi-player game:
 causing a display, by a display device, of an outcome display, a plurality of selectable sections of the outcome display, and a plurality of different indications of different outcomes on the sections;   causing a display, by the display device, of a quantity of the sections that can be selected by each of a plurality of qualified players, wherein each qualified player is based on the qualified player having accumulated qualifications at least of a minimum qualification threshold;   after receipt of player selections for each of the quantity of the sections that can be selected by the qualified players, causing a display, by the display device, for each qualified player, a player indication associated with the qualified player on the section selected by the qualified player;   causing a display, by the display device, of an activation of the outcome display;   causing a display, by the display device, of the outcome display after the activation and an indicator indicating one of the sections; and   causing a display, by the display device, of an indication of the qualified player that selected the indicated section.   
     
     
         9 . The method of operating the gaming system of  claim 8 , which comprises, for the play of the multi-player game, causing a display, by the display device, of two player indications associated with two of the qualified players associated with a same one of the sections selected by the two qualified players. 
     
     
         10 . The method of operating the gaming system of  claim 8 , which comprises, for the play of the multi-player game, for each section selected by one of the qualified players, causing a display, by the display device, of the indication of the outcome associated with that section on the section adjacent to the player indication displayed on the section. 
     
     
         11 . The method of operating the gaming system of  claim 8 , which comprises, for the play of the multi-player game, causing a display, by the display device, of the quantity of the sections that can be selected by each of the plurality of qualified players as only one section. 
     
     
         12 . The method of operating the gaming system of  claim 8 , which comprises, for the play of the multi-player game, causing a display, by the display device, of the quantity of the sections that can be selected by each of two of the plurality of qualified players as different quantities. 
     
     
         13 . A method of operating a gaming system, said method comprising, for a play of a multi-player game:
 causing a display, by a display device, of an outcome display and a plurality of selectable sections of the outcome display, wherein the sections are respectively associated with a plurality of different outcomes for the play of the multi-player game, and wherein each of a plurality of the sections are each displayed without displaying any indications of the outcomes associated with the plurality of sections;   causing a display, by the display device, of a quantity of the sections that can be selected for each of a plurality of qualified players;   after receipt of selections for each of the quantity of the sections that can be selected for the qualified players, causing a display, by the display device, for each qualified player, of a player indication associated with the qualified player for the section selected for the qualified player;   after receipt of selections for each of the quantity of the sections that can be selected for the qualified players, causing a display, by the display device, for each of the sections selected for the qualified players, of an indication of the outcome for that section; and   causing a display, by the display device, of an indication of one of the sections of the outcome display.   
     
     
         14 . The method of operating the gaming system of  claim 13 , which comprises, for the play of the multi-player game, causing a display, by the display device, of two player indications associated with two of the qualified players associated with a same one of the sections selected for the two qualified players. 
     
     
         15 . The method of operating the gaming system of  claim 13 , which comprises, for the play of the multi-player game, for each section selected for one of the qualified players, causing a display, by the display device, of the indication of the outcome associated with that section on the section adjacent to the player indication displayed on the section. 
     
     
         16 . The method of operating the gaming system of  claim 13 , which comprises, for the play of the multi-player game, causing a display, by the display device, of the quantity of the sections that can be selected for each of the plurality of qualified players as only one section. 
     
     
         17 . The method of operating the gaming system of  claim 13 , which comprises, for the play of the multi-player game, causing a display, by the display device, of the quantity of the sections that can be selected for each of two of the plurality of qualified players as different quantities. 
     
     
         18 . The method of operating the gaming system of  claim 13 , which comprises, for the play of the multi-player game, after receipt of selections for each of the of the sections that can be selected for the qualified players, causing a display, by the display device, for each of the sections not selected for any of the qualified players, of an indication of an outcome associated with that section. 
     
     
         19 . The method of operating the gaming system of  claim 13 , which comprises, for multiple different plays of the multi-player game, causing a display, by the display device, of different indications of different outcome on the same sections of the outcome display. 
     
     
         20 . The method of operating the gaming system of  claim 13 , wherein the outcome display comprises a wheel.